Colorado Midwives Association Skills Workshop

Wednesday, August 9th, 8 am- 5 pm

Suturing

This class will meet DORA’s requirement for an 8-hour, MEAC accredited course in order to obtain suturing authority for practicing midwives. Students may with to take the course for educational purposes, but we cannot guarantee that this will be accepted by DORA at the time an individual applies for registration.

Attendees should bring:

Scissors

Needle holder (about 6-8 inches in length is optimal size)

Suture and/or tissue forceps

Please let Janelle know if you have any personal objection to suturing on a beef tongue so she can work with you on a substitution. Her email address is: [email protected]

Potluck Lunch–bring a dish to share!

Thursday, August 10th, 9 am -1 pm

NRP Certification

You must enroll in the NRP class, please look for Colorado Midwives Association NRP at Berkeley Community Church on August 10 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m at the link below.

Students must take all 11 online exams before attending the skills session.

Create an account using this link (leave institution as “self-registered”) :

Thursday, August 10th, 1:30-4:30 pm

IV Skills Certification

This course includes 5 hours of online instruction to be taken before the skills workshop. Completing the full 8-hour course will fulfill DORA’s requirements for IV authority.

There is a $50 discount for people taking all three sessions. Be sure to choose the option for “All three sessions with $50 discount.”

People staying for both Thursday sessions should plan on bringing a brown bag lunch.

Taught by Janelle Komorowski, CNM, DNP

Refunds for Conferences

Full refunds (minus a $25 deposit) can be given if requested up to 48 hours before the conference date. Partial refunds (up to 75%) requested within two days of the conference may be granted at the discretion of the CMA Board of Directors. No refunds will be given for payments received during the conference.

Returned Checks

A $20 fee will be charged for any returned check.

Babies and Children at Conferences

Nursing babes in arms may come with mothers to our conferences. We ask that mothers be respectful of the need for others to hear what is being said and go to another room if baby is making noise. Most conferences are not suitable for young children.